India’s ‘Best Restaurant’ Offers Veggie Sushi, Chatty Waiters

A bright red lacquer staircase and a glass-walled lift lead to Wasabi by Morimoto in the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, less than two years after the hotel was damaged in terror attacks that left 166 dead across Mumbai.

Window tables in the mezzanine-level restaurant look out to the Gateway of India and the Arabian Sea. There’s a sushi counter and teppanyaki kitchen bar for those tired of the view, and a 12-seater banquet setting in a corner enclave.